American Sign Language for everyone

American Sign Language for everyone

Julia Silvestri

DVD - 2023

"In American Sign Language for Everyone, Dr. Julia Silvestri--a native user of American Sign Language (ASL) and member of the Deaf community--will show you how to use this unique language to meet people, share information about the world around you, express your opinion, and enjoy ASL literary forms. In 24 engaging lessons, Dr. Silvestri will teach you the manual alphabet, and many dozen signs to enable you to converse in this powerful visuospatial language.--Publisher's website.

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Subjects
American Sign Language.
Sign language.
Educational films.
Instructional films.
Lectures.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genres
Educational films
Instructional films
Lectures
Nonfiction films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
Chantilly, VA : The Teaching Company [2023]
Language
English
Corporate Author
Teaching Company
Main Author
Julia Silvestri (instructor)
Corporate Author
Teaching Company (production company)
Item Description
"Wondrium,Topic: Literature & language, Subtopic: Language learning"--Cover.
24 lectures, approximately 29 minutes each.
Title from disc label.
Program content: ©2023.
"Course Number 20040"--Disc labels and container.
Physical Description
4 videodiscs (692 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course pamphlet (29 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Format
DVD.
ISBN
9781644654668
  • Disc 1. Gestural language and communication
  • The ASL alphabet
  • Numbers in ASL
  • The importance of introductions in deaf culture
  • Facial expressions and greetings in ASL
  • The linguistic parameters of ASL Disc 2. Asking questions in ASL
  • Making commands in ASL
  • Using semantic classifiers in ASL
  • Signing about food and dining in ASL
  • Time expressions in ASL
  • Discussing location and transportation in ASL
  • Disc 3. Describing educational experiences in ASL
  • The importance of community in deaf culture
  • Topicalization and spatialization in ASL
  • Describing settings in ASL
  • Describing people in ASL
  • Discussing social activities in ASL Disc 4. Narrative structure in ASL
  • Storytelling and handshape stories
  • Visual vernacular and ASL performances
  • ASL poetry
  • Symbolism and figurative language in ASL
  • Bring it all together: Opinion statements.

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